Because of decades and decades of any socialism bad sentiment here. Look at the reaction to Obama and the democrats even passing the ACA. It met with massive backlash as socialist overreach, and the tea party Republicans were born and got swept into power and systematically chipped away at the ACA. This is the actual cycledemocrats try to move the Overton Window and pass a modest bill. The republicans with help from the media label it as Socialist and the backlash begins. One side says its a Socialist out of control government takeover. The other side says its a weak piece of legislation and democrats suck and dont do anything. The end result is democrats punished by both sides, republicans gain power and destroy democrats legislation and set us further and further back.